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@malwaretech sounds about right given the sheer amount of thermal power they dissipate through the radiator and exhaust gases.
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@gsuberland @malwaretech yep, using the kinetic energy of expanding gasses is straight up the least efficient way of converting petrol into momentum, it's basically a side effect of combustion, most of the released energy is heat. |
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Also the fact that they need to handle wildly variable running speed and load.
One reason the Prius is so efficient despite being a gas only car is that the engine can be designed for a very tight, well defined operating envelope.